Garry Ringrose, a renowned Irish rugby centre, is vying for a place on the upcoming Lions tour. Despite his exceptional talent and consistent performance for Leinster and Ireland, he has been overlooked for the past two Lions tours. This year, he faces a particularly tough challenge with Andy Farrell's selection decisions and competition from other strong contenders.
He has missed out on two Lions tours, 2017 and 2021, and might not have been balling crying at one particular international coach losing his job this week - although the politest of the polite at the best of times, the Irishman will not have spoken a word.READ MORE: Finlay Bealham, the Six Nations, two wins and the 'masked assailant wrestlers'
While it was clear there was going to be something special in his Leinster partnership with Robbie Henshaw, 18 months his senior - it has been outstanding and is in its 10th season. The New Zealander's first-up plan was not only to pull a rabbit out of the hat by picking Aki to tour in the first place but to play him at no12 in the Test team...with Henshaw at no13.
The Lions, without a doubt, won't be using the Nienaber Defence as they won't have 14 weeks to learn it and, besides,they may only have two/three Leinster players in the entire back division So far it has been Aki-Ringrose with Henshaw on the bench for England, Aki-Henshaw with Ringrose on the bench for Scotland...
Ringrose will want to keep his name in the hat in this Six Nations period at a time when Ireland's Aled Walters says selection in the centre is not about S&C rotation or concerns the three players involved are in their thirties, but is on merit on a game for game basis. "If you ask myself, Bundee or Robbie at the moment, those of us that are rotating - and there's a few guys that haven't been in yet - that would be their answer as well. We're all kind of on the same page from that perspective."
"It’s just a privilege to play with the club I grew up watching, Leinster, and to continue to play or be involved and backed by Ireland. "It’s very much sticking to the process. It’s great that we started with the two wins but it’s back to the grind, back to the process, getting ready for the challenge they’ll pose.
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